Morning Jam: Start Your Day Right With Bruno Mars's "Locked Out of Heaven"

It's tone is sweet to the ear, emotive, soulful, and accessible: one gets the feeling that if they saw him in public, you could walk right up to the guy and shake his hand. (I'd love to do that, so I can tell him in person how much I love his singing.)

That said, it only makes sense that "Locked Out of Heaven," his brand-spankin'-new first single from upcoming album Unorthodox Jukebox(out December 11) would be a fitting Morning Jam. Bruno sings with a sense of control that will easily draw comparisons to the old-school masters of R&B. The track's overall sound is incredibly funky in a laid-back Rastafarian sort of way (Yay, Bob Marley!) and seems to signal a shift from Bruno's power-ballad streak. It even has a synthline that recalls some serious new wave (Yay, Devo!), which can only mean one thing: Shake it! Below!

And that's the Morning Jam for your toast, darlings. What do y'all think of Bruno Mars's new sound?